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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableb8pecact
LabelPartner/Spouses Main Activity
Question text Which of the activities on show card A is [^partner's name] currently doing?
Responses
1 Full-time paid employee (30+ hrs / week) 3765
2 Part-time paid employee (>30hrs / week) 1134
3 Full-time self-employed 796
4 Part-time self-employed 123
5 Unemployed and seeking work 100
6 Full-time education 35
7 On a government scheme for emp training 2
8 Temporarily sick/disabled 19
9 Permanently sick/disabled 69
10 Looking after home/family 665
11 Wholly retired 14
97 Other 46
-9 Refusal 24
-8 Don't Know 4
-2 Question was not asked routing problem 0
-1 Item not applicable 2078
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD A CODE ONE MAIN ACTIVITY ONLY. PLEASE READ OUT IF SHOW CARD NOT TO HAND.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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